Beggar'S-Buttons vs Calendula Smut

Arctium lappa compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Entylomataceae
Genus	Arctium	Entyloma
Species	Arctium lappa	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Calendula Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom